24.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may prescribe an organisation representing voluntary youth work organisations to be the Prescribed National Representative Youth Work Organisation for the purposes of nominating members of the National Youth Work Advisory Committee as provided in section 18(6).

(2) The body known as the National Youth Council of Ireland is deemed to be prescribed as the first Prescribed National Representative Youth Work Organisation for the period of 3 years after the commencement of this provision.

(3) In prescribing an organisation for the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister shall specify—

(a) a period of not more than 3 years during which the organisation shall be the Prescribed National Representative Youth Work Organisation, and

(b) the date from which the organisation shall be prescribed,

and any organisation so prescribed for a specified period may be prescribed as the Prescribed National Representative Youth Work Organisation in respect of any subsequent period or periods in accordance with this section.